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J. D. MEADOR. Bee Hive Appliance.

No. 81,808. Patented Sept. 1; 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 81,808, dated September 1, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MOTH-FLY TRAP FOB BEE-HIVES.

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TO'ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that LJAMES D. MEADOR, of Independence, in 'the county of Jackson, and State of Missouri, have made certain news-mi useful Improvements in MothFly Trap for Bee-Hives; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and clear description thereof, reference being had to the'accompanying drawings,

and to the letters of reference marked thereon. I

This invention relates to an improved formbf trap, especially designed to catch the moth-fly, and prevent 'ng the bees by imprisoning them in its it from entering the hive where 'be esare kept, and therebydestroyi chrysalis.

The invention consistsin making, at each entrance to the hive, a trap, is cut into slits forming tongues, the said tongnes being bent down at an'angle of, say,

below the horizon, thus forming a kind of serrated bottom, with openings between the forward or depressed consisting of a. metallic floor, which thirty degrees, more or less,

1 ends of the lips and'the general plane of the metallic floor. Below this metallic floor is a. compartment, having a glass or other illuminating-bottom. The traps are to be so placed that every bee or insect seeking entrance I to the hive will have to pass over the metallicfloor, and, as the bee never descends, it will pass over the serrated openings of the floor, and on into the hive, while the'moth-fly or otherinsects will pass down through the apertures of the metallic floor, and into the' sub-apartment, where it will be securely entrapped and imprisoned.

The depressed ends of the tongues and the lighted cell below combine to lure the insects into the trap.

To enable those skilled in the. art to make and use my improved trap, I will proceed to describe its construction snd operation. j

Figure of the drawings is a plan of the improved trap, taken on top of the metallic floor.

Figure 2 is is central sectional elevation of the same. i

A is a box or block of wood, having a cavity oirecess, a, represented in plan by the dotted line a in fig. 1.

This cavity or recess isfloored over with the floor B, which has lips or tongues 6 cut loose from the other portionsel' the floor on three of their sides, and bent down at an .angle of, say, thirty degrees, more or less, as

shownin fig. 2. I V w a The cap G is to be placed over this floor, as shown in fig. 2, so as to leave a passage, e, open at both ends, over thoflo0rB.- i a i V The bottom of the cell .or recess a is to he floored with a. glass, 1), or some other illuminating kind'oi' flooring. v

The trap, constructed as above'rlescribed, is to be placed at the entrance to the bee-hive, which is to have no entrance besides this, unless similarly protected. The bees will pass over the tool- B, and into the hive, through the passage 0, but the moth-fly will descend on the inclined tongues 12, and pass down into the cell a, where it will he firmly imprisoned until removed by the keeper. The illuminating-floor D serves to entice the fly in that direction as its way of escape.

Having described my invention, what I claim, is- I Y The tongued floor B, in combination with an illuminating-floor D, all arranged and employed as herein described and set forth.

Ialso claim the several parts A a, B 6, D, and the covered way a, when constructed and combined as herein shown and described.

Jns. D. ,MEADOR.

. Witnesses:

H. S. Mnsnon. L. S. Mssnon. 

